PhotoPills

4.7
7.76K reviews
100K+
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About this app

Unlock your creative potential! Discover how to easily turn any Sun, Moon and Milky Way scene you imagine into a real picture… and start shooting truly legendary photos every time you pick up the camera!

Whether your passion is to capture beautiful landscapes, immortalize the infinite night sky, surprise the bride and the groom in their happiest day... or to travel the world, PhotoPills will make you love exploring new artistic possibilities to tell visual stories in a way it wasn’t possible before.

* All in one app
PhotoPills is your personal assistant in all photographic matters. It provides tasty remedies to answer most of the questions when planning and shooting your creative ideas:
- The First 2D Map-Centric Planner: Sun, Moon, Milky Way
- Sun, Moon Alignments Fast Finder
- 3D Augmented Reality: Sun, Moon, Milky Way, Celestial Equator, Polaris, DoF, FoV
** NOTE: The Augmented Reality views of this app make use of your device's compass. Some devices may not have a compass.
- Photo Plans Manager
- Location Scouting Tool
- Key information: Sunrise/set, Twilights, Golden Hour, Blue Hour, Moonrise/set, Supermoon dates, Moon Calendar
- Calculators: Long Exposure, Timelapse, Spot Stars, Star Trails, Hyperfocal Table, DoF, FoV
- Widgets: Sun, Moon, Milky Way
- PhotoPills Awards… and much more!


* Endorsed by Masters
“PhotoPills is an invaluable tool which I use every time I plan a shoot.” – Mark Gee, Astronomy Photographer of the Year.
“A tool every photographer should have.” – Kevin Raber, Luminous-landscape.com.
“It pays off! Using such a tool ensures that we are repeatedly capable of quickly planning powerful shots.” – José B. Ruiz, Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

* How it works
Have you ever walked around a place and thought: "What a pity the Moon isn't EXACTLY right there... I would have captured a great photo!"? What about the Sun? And the Milky Way? Well, now you can let your imagination fly and calculate when this specific magic moment happens in just a few seconds:
- IMAGINE: the Milky Way arching over a powerful landscape, a giant full Moon appearing from behind a nearby hill or a sunset between two rocks on a magic beach... The only limit is your imagination!
- PLAN: easily calculate the exact date and time the scene you’ve imagined happens. Work smarter, not harder!
- SHOOT: just get out there, immerse yourself in the great outdoors, and enjoy living and capturing unique moments.

* Become a Legend
Because we know the huge amount of time, energy and love you put in your photos. We want to HONOR them, SHOW them to the World, and REWARD you with up to $6,600 in cash prizes. It's easy and FREE! Just submit your creative photos from PhotoPills and join the Legacy!

* Never waste an unmissable scene again
Create a To-Do list of planned photos and get to the location on time.

* Get it right
Adjust your frame for the best composition before you shoot. Use the 3D Augmented Reality Views to see whether Sun, Moon and Milky Way will be at the desired position when pressing the shutter.

* Explore, discover great places and create your own database of locations
If you come across a location you’d like to remember, save it as a Point of Interest.

* Enjoy all daily information in just one swipe with the Widgets
Just swipe down from the top of the screen to get all the Sun, Moon and Milky Way events for your current location and date, in addition to your upcoming photo plans.

* Get more than an app
Our goal is not only to help you plan your shots, but also to help you nail them. Whenever you need help, take a look at our How-To articles and videos or just contact us!

“This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take PhotoPills – you stay in Wonderland and we show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes. Remember: all we’re offering are Legendary Photos and Goosebumps in your skin, nothing more.”
Updated on
Apr 8, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
App activity and App info and performance
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
7.47K reviews
Mark With
July 23, 2020
Good app. I did have issues installing it on multiple devices, mainly my phone and my tablet, but I logged out of Google and back in again and got it working. Now to learn how best to use it and plan some trips. Addendum: I took my first milky way pictures last weekend thanks to Photo Pills and they came out rather well. Now planning my next trip on the weekend, assuming the clouds leave the sky😁.
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PhotoPills, SL
July 19, 2020
Thank you Mark!
A Google user
August 3, 2019
Through my use of the app so far, it's clearly very good. It is well laid out and intuitive, and contains many useful tools to help with planning and on the fly calculations. In comparison with Plan It Pro, the main feature it lacks is a VR mode to visualise the contours and to help clarify if your photographic subject will be blocked, but I gather this feature is on the development roadmap - once in place, this app will be unbeatable! It's great as it is though, and I highly recommend it.
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PhotoPills, SL
August 5, 2019
Hi Sam! Thanks for your feedback. We have lots of features pending to be developed :) We do it slowly, but testing a lot every new feature we add. We prefer to grow slowly and do it correctly, rather than adding multiple "unfinished" features that make the app unstable. We'll keep improving!
Trevor Wootton
February 7, 2023
Even after calibrating the compass on my phone (samsung S21) and setting the suns position manually it just doesn't work. Edit on reply from developer... Yes I did the figure of 8 compass calibration on my phone as stated, I still had to position the sun manually but if I come out of that section and then back in the sun appears in totally the wrong place again Edit 2 Developer responded and all was sorted, well done, turns out my phone had magnets in the case, changed review to 5 stars. Thanks
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PhotoPills, SL
February 7, 2023
Visual calibration is not saved between sessions because your compass sensor can have different error depending on the environment. Make sure you are not close to other electronic devices and check your are not using a case that has a magnet or metallic parts. Sometimes rebooting the device helps too. Edit: Thank you!

What’s new

- Cameras added: Canon PowerShot V1, EOS R50 V; DJI Air 3S; Fujifilm GFX100RF; Leica SL3-S; Nikon Coolpix P1100, Z5 II; OM System OM-3; Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RII, Lumix DC-G97, Lumix DC-ZS99 (TZ99); Sigma BF.
- Bug fixes

Please, If you find a bug (or have a suggestion), send us an email to info@photopills.com and we'll fix it as soon as possible :)